U.S. Bridges Ranked By Large* Ship Traffic

*A large ship is any ship longer than 150 meters

1

Fred Hartman Bridge (TX)

Average Trips per Day: 29.7

2

Crescent City Connection (LA)

Average Trips per Day: 22.6

3

Verrazzano Narrows Bridge(NY)

Average Trips per Day: 19.6

4

Huey P. Long Bridge(LA)

Average Trips per Day: 18.8

5

Hale Boggs Bridge (LA)

Average Trips per Day: 15.1

6

Texas Beltway 8 Bridge (aka Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge)(TX)

Average Trips per Day: 14.3

Also known as Ship Channel Bridge, Sam Houston Tollway, under construction.

7

Golden Gate Bridge (CA)

Average Trips per Day: 12.7

8

Delaware Memorial Bridge(DE)

Average Trips per Day: 10.9

9

San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge (CA)

Average Trips per Day: 10.5

10

Gulfgate Bridge (aka Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge) (TX)

Average Trips per Day: 9.9

Formerly Gulfgate Bridge

11

Talmadge Memorial Bridge(GA)

Average Trips per Day: 9.7

12

Gramercy Bridge (aka Veterans Memorial Bridge) (LA)

Average Trips per Day: 9.4

13

Francis Scott Key Bridge(MD)

Average Trips per Day: 8.6

14

William Preston Lane Bridge (aka Chesapeake Bay Bridge) (MD)

Average Trips per Day: 8.3

15

Rainbow Bridge (TX)

Average Trips per Day: 8.1

Image attributions can be found here.